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For Iran, Any US Deal Without Lebanon Means Losing the Shia Street
For Iran, Any US Deal Without Lebanon Means Losing the Shia Street
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If Iran proceeds to negotiate with the US and reaches an agreement, thus ignoring Israel’s actions in Lebanon, “the Shias in Lebanon will feel abandoned and Tehran would lose face,” Beirut-based regional analyst Yeghia Tashjian tells Sputnik.
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If, however, Iran insists that Lebanon must be part of the ceasefire, its influence in the region would increase instead.“This is why Israel would not agree to such a ceasefire,” Tashjian explains. “They will pressure the US administration and even torpedo the negotiation process.”
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For Iran, Any US Deal Without Lebanon Means Losing the Shia Street
15:32 GMT 09.04.2026 (Updated: 10:57 GMT 10.04.2026) If Iran proceeds to negotiate with the US and reaches an agreement, thus ignoring Israel’s actions in Lebanon, “the Shias in Lebanon will feel abandoned and Tehran would lose face,” Yeghia Tashjian, Regional & International Affairs Cluster сoordinator at at the American University of Beirut, tells Sputnik.
If, however, Iran insists that Lebanon must be part of the ceasefire, its influence in the region would increase instead.
“This is why Israel would not agree to such a ceasefire,” Tashjian explains. “They will pressure the US administration and even torpedo the negotiation process.”
